Also called: Climate Organizer, Environmental Justice Advocate, Field Organizer
Rallies communities to fight pollution and push for climate action, especially in neighborhoods hit hardest by environmental harm.
You knock on doors near a polluting plant, run community meetings, train volunteers, and organize people to testify at city hall. Some days are rallies and press events; others are phone banking and planning.
Estimate; nonprofit pay.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Often a bachelor's, but experience and community ties matter most.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Environmental Studies, Sociology, Political Science.
Growing about average. Depends on grant and donor funding.
Low risk for 10 years. AI drafts flyers and posts; knocking on doors and building community trust stay human.
Classes: Speech, Government, English.
Official data: O*NET occupation 21-1099.
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